Ram Mohan Reddy, J.

1. Since common questions of law and that of fact arise for decision making, with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, petitions are clubbed together, finally heard and disposed of by this order.

2. In all these petitions, the challenge is over the official memorandum dated 23.4.2015 whereunder the Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore North Sub-Division, Bengaluru, directed:-- (i) Tahsildar, Bengaluru East Taluk, to mutate by recording the name of "Government Forest Department" in respect of Sy. No. 1 measuring 711 acres of Kadugodi Plantation, Bidarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk, against Column No. 9, and 12 (2) while against column 11 to record "Dinnur colony" in the RTC pahani, in accordance with Rules and regularize such entries; (ii) transfer of the said lands to the Forest Department and; (iii) liberty to the Revenue Department to exercise jurisdiction under Section 71 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, (for short 'KLR Act'), in the event, the Forest Department does not utilize entire extent of land, in so for as left over portion to be utilized for any public purpose and re-appropriate that portion for such public purpose as may